Nursery toy



P 1931. H. w. BLOCK 1,820,905

"NURSERY TOY Filed June 28, 1930 NVENTOR Harman M/ 5/00 (M MA ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 1, 1931 HERMAN W BLOCK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NURSERY TOY Application filed. June 28, 1930.

My invention relates to a toy for a very small child and has reference particularly to such a toy embodying in its construction a Watch train for thepurpose of producing a ticking sound similar to that produced by a watch movement.

A small child is usually fascinated for a time by the tick of a watch and with that in mind it is the purpose of myinvention to w provide a toy of rubber, celluloid or other suitable material having a handle portion in the form of a teething ring and a rotary head portion in which is mounted a watch train, the rotary movement of the head being utilized to wind the spring of the train.

A further purpose of my invention is to provide a transparent casing for the watch train so as to render the latter visible but at the same time to protect the movement from the child.

I accomplish these objects by means of a toy described in the following specification, set forth in the claims and illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawings in 535 Which Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a toy constructed in accordance with my invention; Figure 2 is a substantially longitudinal sectional View of the same taken on lines 2-2 of Figure 1; and Figure 3 is a subtantially sectional view of the unit embodying the Watch train and transparent protective casing.

Referring to the drawings, the toy comprises a handle portion 10 having a teethingring 11 integral there with at one end. A winding spindle 12 is anchored in the opposite end of the handle 10 and projects coaxially thereof through a stem portion 13 of a ring 14. The ring 14 is composed preferably of rubber which is capable of being stretched to embrace a casing 15. The casing 15 is a hollow member made up of a transparent substance, such as celluloid for example. The casing 15 is provided with a rim 16 having a continuous peripheral groove 17 to receive the rubber ring portion 14. The sides 18 of the casing are convexed outwardly, as illustrated, particularly in Fig ure 3, to providea completely sealed chamber therebetween.

Serial No. 464,680.

7 The winding stem 12 of the handle 10 projects upwardly into the interior of the chamber through an opening in the wall of the rim 1% and at its end is provided with a Worm 19. Mounted inside the casing 15 is the housing 20 for a watch train, consisting of a barrel and spring 21, pallets and escapement 22 and pinions and spur Wheels 28. The Worm 19 engages a worm wheel 24 mounted on the key stem of the movement so that by revolving the head the movement including the worm wheel 24 turns on the Worm 19 to wind up the spring 21. The spring under tension in the usual manner causes the pallets and escapement to operate, which results in producing the familiar ticking sound of a running watch. It will be appreciated that any type of watch train may be utilized for the purpose, the only requirement being that the desired sound be audible to the child when the toy is placed adjacent to his or her ear.

It will be understood that in accordance with the present invention any suitable means may be employed to produce the desired ticking sound of a watch escapement in a toy which is easily manipulated by a very small child, e. g., the spring motor may be connected with a portion of the shell or head of the toy, which portion is movable and capable of imparting the necessary winding movement to the spring. Then again, a spring reel could be used from which a cord is extended to rotate the reel in one direction to wind the motor. It is even contemplated that a winding mechanism be used which is manipulated by simply swaying the toy to and fro. It is thought unnecessary to illustrate these modifications because the separate spring winding mechanisms are well known and have been widely used in other fields.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a toy, the combination with a watch movement of a casing therefor, and a holder for the casing, comprising a sectional handle and a rotary head portion embracing the casing and means in' one section of the handle and operatively connected with the Watch movement to Wind up the same by rotary movement of the'head portion, casing and movement.

.- 2. In a toy, the combination With a Watch movement of a casing therefor comprising side Walls and a rim having a continuous peripheral groove, a ring of resilient material to be stretched over the rim and into the 1() groove, said ring having a stem and a handle comprising a stem, a spindle fixed in the'handle and projecting through the stem of the ring and into the casing, and means carried by the stem Within the casing toengage and 5 Wind up the Watch movement by rotating the said ring with respect to the handle.

, 3.- A toy, as claimed in claim'2, in which the casing consists of transparent material and the sides are convexed outwardly to pron vide a chamber to house the Watch movement and winding means at the end of the spindle.

In testimony whereof hehas ailixed his signature.

HERMAN W. BLOCK.

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